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Tennyson vs. Byron
Kind of Activity:
Group Work
Objective:
Students will compare two literary figures mentioned in the text.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.10
Structure:
Begin by dividing students into groups of 4-5. Groups will start by reading two poems: "She Walks In Beauty" by Lord Byron, and "Ulysses" by Tennyson, found below.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43844/she-walks-in-beauty
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45392/ulysses
After students have digested the poems, they will compare and contrast the two poets: based on these two works, what makes Byron and Tennyson unique from one another? What do the two of them write about,...
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